After leaving the door of Wuying Palace, the image of the last group of elders hesitating to speak came to mind. Empress Dowager Sun still felt that something was not right.
Not long after, Yi drove to Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Sun entered the door, and Jiao Jing was already waiting inside.
It should be said that Zhu Qiyu guessed well.
As soon as Tingju was over, Jiao Jing immediately handed over a message asking to see Queen Mother Sun, and then briefly talked about what happened in Tingju. At the same time, he told Queen Mother Sun the news that Yuan Bin and others had arrived in the capital.
At that time, on the one hand, she wanted to know the situation of the Supreme Emperor in Yibei as soon as possible, and on the other hand, she was also afraid that the emperor would secretly cause trouble in this matter. Empress Dowager Sun went directly to Wuying Hall without much delay.
After all, Empress Dowager Sun was in the harem, and many news about the political situation in the court were relatively lagging behind. It was not as good as Jiao Jing who was outside the court to know.
Therefore, after returning to Cining Palace, Queen Mother Sun told Jiao Jing everything that happened in Wuying Palace.
"Look at the Ai family, the emperor didn't play any tricks this time. Although the Ai family doesn't know much about Zhu Jian, seeing that he dared to take risks alone, went to Wala as an envoy, and protected the Supreme Emperor in many ways in the palace, he should be a good person.
Trustworthy person.”
Jiao Jing was in the outer court and knew Zhu Jian better than Empress Dowager Sun, so he said after listening.
"Our Lady has a unique vision. This Zhu Jian is indeed a trustworthy person. As early as after the Civil War, he was co-managing military affairs in Datong, and he has been making submissions to the court, hoping to welcome the Emperor back as soon as possible. This mission is indeed based on
Being in danger shows his loyalty."
"In fact, although many ministers in the court who are close to the Supreme Emperor have been transferred out by the emperor for various reasons, there are still many ministers in the local area who have been supporting the Supreme Emperor, and Zhu Jian is one of them."
Queen Mother Sun nodded and said.
"Ai Jia can rest assured. Since he is like this, he will definitely try his best. However, what Ai Jia doesn't understand is that the ministers seem to be hesitant to ask him to serve as an envoy.
"
Hearing this question, Jiao Jing couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face and said.
"Holy Mother, please forgive me, you have become a bad person for nothing this time."
Empress Dowager Sun frowned and asked, "How do you say that?"
Jiao Jing was a little embarrassed and asked immediately.
"Does Holy Mother know, what official position did Zhu Jian hold in the local area before he entered the capital?"
Queen Mother Sun thought about it for a moment and said a little uncertainly.
"When Ai Jia listened to his report, he seemed to say that he was the governor of Shanxi? However, even if he is a governor, it is a good thing to be transferred to the capital, not to mention presiding over the negotiations and being responsible for welcoming the emperor back. If it is done, it will be a great achievement.
, where do you come from to be a bad person?”
It should be said that Queen Mother Sun did not know anything about the court.
When Zhu Qizhen first ascended the throne, although Empress Dowager Zhang was in charge, Empress Dowager Sun would occasionally participate in handling some insignificant government affairs.
Therefore, she still has some understanding of the basic conditions of official positions.
Beijing officials have always been more valuable than local officials. No matter how worthless the minister of Honglu Temple is, he is still a serious official of the government. Compared with the governor and other feudal officials, he cannot be said to be better, but he cannot be said to be worse.
That's why she feels strange.
After Jiao Jing listened, he seemed to be thinking about how to organize his words. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said.
"Holy Mother, if my guess is correct, in the palace at that time, the emperor should have ordered Zhu Jian to take charge of the affairs of Honglu Temple instead of transferring him to the minister of Honglu Temple. Is that correct?"
Queen Mother Sun nodded, then Jiao Jing sighed.
"The Holy Mother only knows one thing, but not the other."
"In the official system of our dynasty, there are principal officers, dispatches, and additional titles. Governors are not official positions, but dispatches. Those who are governors abroad are actually officials dispatched from the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Six Ministries."
"The governor is an important minister, so generally speaking, there are only a few additional titles, including minister, capital censor, minister, deputy capital censor, and Qiandu censor."
"Among them, several places in Shaanxi, Xuanfu, Huguang, and Zhejiang, because of their heavy responsibilities, are often given the title of Shangshu and the capital censor. In other places, they are often given the title of minister or deputy capital censor. In a few remote places, they are given the title of fourth-grade Qiandu censor.
Shi Jiatitle."
"Zhu Jian is the governor of Shanxi. As usual, he should have the title of third-rank minister or deputy capital censor. However, because of his meritorious service in the Battle of Oara, he was given the title of second-rank right censor of the capital."
"In our central yamen, there are six departments, two courtyards, two supervisors, five temples, and one department. Honglu Temple ranks at the bottom among the five temples. The chief official, Honglu Temple Minister, is only the fourth rank, while the head of Dali Temple, who is also among the five temples,
He is a minister of Dali Temple, but he is a third-rank official."
"Zhu Jian was not at fault. Naturally, he could not be demoted and transferred to the minister of Honglu Temple without any reason. He could only take charge of the temple affairs as the censor of Youdu. However, according to the court rules, the title was usually not higher than the two positions assigned.
level.”
"So normally speaking, with Zhu Jian's qualifications, if he enters the court, he should be in charge of the third-rank Dali Temple affairs as the second-rank Youdu censor."
"Because of this, in the palace at that time, the emperor specifically asked Zhu Jian for his opinion. He was appointed as the second-rank imperial censor to take charge of Honglu Temple. In fact, it had a hint of demotion."
After Jiao Jing finished speaking, Queen Mother Sun understood what he meant by "evil person".
She personally recommended Zhu Jian to be responsible for the negotiations.
At that time, she didn't think much about it at all. She just couldn't find the right person for a while and thought Zhu Jian could be used.
But I never thought that there was such a layer in it. No wonder a group of ministers in the palace looked strange at that time.
Thinking about it, they must have realized the twists and turns involved a long time ago.
Empress Dowager Sun felt a little regretful, but she didn't expect that in the end, she would be tricked by the emperor.
Although she was not very familiar with these official systems, she realized it almost immediately after listening to Jiao Jing's analysis.
This should be the intention of the emperor's question to her at that time.
As for the purpose, it was very simple, which was to plant a seed of discord between her and Zhu Jian.
Empress Dowager Sun knows her own family affairs. Now in the court, she has very few people available to her, and there are almost no people who can speak out among the senior officials.
Therefore, this Zhu Jian, judging from his insistent attitude of welcoming back the Supreme Emperor, is actually very likely to be won over.
But now that the words have been spoken and the appointment has been decided, it may not be that easy to eliminate the barriers between them.
Jiao Jing's expression was also a little complicated.
In fact, he didn't say a word.
You must know that Zhu Jian's right capital censor is different from Xu Bin who was promoted temporarily just to go on an envoy.
He was promoted in a dignified and dignified way due to his achievements as Assistant Secretary Guo Deng in Datong in resisting the Ora army during the Battle of Oara, and he walked very steadily.
The reason why Zhu Jian served as the governor of Shanxi as the second-rank Youdu Yushi was because he had previously assisted in military affairs in Datong. After the Battle of Oara, Datong suffered serious losses and urgently needed a civil servant who could cooperate with Guo Deng to stabilize the situation.
However, this is just a transition after all. After nearly a year of recuperation, Datong's soldiers, war horses, and food and grass have all recovered.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, Zhu Jian's next step should be to become the governor of Shaanxi who matches the censor of Youdu.
The official position of governor of Shaanxi has special significance compared with governors of other places.
This is not stated explicitly, but it is an unspoken rule.
You know, this official position has been vacant since the previous governor of Shaanxi was transferred.
The previous governor of Shaanxi was none other than Wang Wen, who is now the official minister, and the next one was Chen Yi, who is now the censor of Zuodu.
Both Wang and Chen were directly promoted to the rank of Qingqing as they were the censors of the right capital and governors of Shaanxi.
Therefore, in fact, the governors of Shaanxi, Xuanfu, Huguang, and Zhejiang are often regarded as the reserves of the Qiqing. Even if they are transferred, they are transferred between several places, waiting for opportunities.
Becoming the governor of these places is basically half-stepping into the threshold of Qiqing. You just need to wait for the opportunity and survive the years.
But now, Zhu Jian voluntarily gave up this opportunity and chose to be transferred to Beijing to take charge of Honglu Temple, a fourth-level yamen. Although the title of Youdu Censor has not changed, his future is completely different...
This chapter has been completed!